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[12-20-1793]
John Haywood Esq.
Having researched the proposal made [you??] concerning the building of a house for the reception of the President of the Unversity I will do it as follows Asto to build the house in a fine way material necessary for the building for the sum of Six hundred pound excepting window glass, nails, Door Locks, paint, oil and Lime which materials is difficult for me to acertain the quantity or prices but will procure them upon the most reasonable times for you & will under the Invoice of there cost - Lumain Sir your most obat. servant Geoge Lucas Fayette Ville 20th Decm 1793
G. Lucas' proposals British pound sign] 600 exclusive of imported materials
John Haywood Esquire
[remnants of red wax seal]
[Dec. 21, 1793]
To build a House acording to the plan and Description Shown me by John Haywood Esq. [Dimentions??] 30 front 36 feet Deep, Two Storeys High ?? the Largest Room in the first storey only. 3 feeet under the surface of the Earth & 3 feet above to the watertable. the walls under Ground of Stone or Glazed bricks the wall of the cellar above the surface to be of bricks - all the Rest of the building to be of wood. Except the chimney which is to be in brick. The Part of the building[Ex..?? from the cellar to be supported on brick pillars from the foundation to the sill of the House - The body of the House to be framed Weatherboard on the outside and Lathed & plastered both the inside of the frame & cieling & white washed. The Roof to be of as Low a pitch as can be made tight. all the outside & inside work in wood to be Painted. Lower windows in the first Storey 10 Lights upper story 15 Lights size of Glass 10 by 8 inches. Doors framed with Panels. the floor of Quartered 1 1/4 inch Plank Groved and tongued - the Staircase to be [carried??] up in the [??] as Described. the whole to be be Completed with Locks Hinges & fastenings in a workmanlike manner for the Sum of Eight Hundred and thirty Eight Pounds the building to be finished by the first Jany 1795 by J Patterson
Calculation for building a house for the President of the University of No Carolina Made by ?? Paterson. [21??] Dec. 1793 [British pound symbol] 838
Dec 25, 1793
Whereas a Late board of the Comissioner apointed to contract for the publick buildins of the University of North Carolina at their Last meeting at Hillsbro. Resolved that the [??] of the wing undertaken should be raised to the height of the surface of the Earth on the Eminance where the main building is to be Erected which will Elevate the watertable five feet fromt he surface of the Earth at the Lower End of [??] building consequently there must be outerstairs built leading to the Front outer Doors; and as no mention or Direction has been given Either in the contract or inthe said Resolve. the subscriber [??] to be Diverted by this board in what manner and of what materials those stairs are to be build of. whether of solid timber as those at Hillsbr =bro courthouse. or of Plank as those at the state house at Fayetteville and whether they Lead to Right or Left or Go straight up from the surface of the Earth to the Doors Further the subscriber having Examined the building stone Near the seat of the University and find them ill shaped and hard to shape & form fit for any [??] of a capitall building. he has also consulted Mr Rogers the person that conducted the building the walls of the Statehouse at Raleig who is also of opinion that well burnt Glazed bricks are much better then such stone to build the foundation off. Especially as the foundation will only Go one foot under the surface of the Earth. Should the [??] aprove of that alteration they will please to Give Directions acordingly to prevent [??] in future Further the subscriber having as much fire wood already cut on the streets of the Village as would burn about one hundred thousand Bricks [??] therefor Prayer the favour of the Comissioners to Have Leave to make & burn such a number of bricks on the brick yard where Colol. John Hagen made his bricks. which will be the means of getting the Limestone burnt with the bricks. and of getting it [??] just as it is wanted on the spot where it will be made use off; this undoutedly will prove the means of Greatly strengthening his most ardent Endeavors of not only further= -ing the public buildings but also of improving the illage For the Reseption of family who wish to Retreat from the Lower Parts of the state to that most Healthy situation in the summer season this Priviledge would not be asked for was there a Probability of its Ever Doing an injury to the Place in any shape whatsoever as the clay Reaches No deeper in the Earth than from two to three fee and a Graduall Depart from the place where the clay will be Dug which will be the means of Preventingany Stagnated water from settling there and there shall Not be on treecut for the Purpose on the Lands belonging to the University and the most Graccious indulgence will Lay under obligation
Your most [??] Humble servant Gateson
To the Gentleman company the board of commissioners appointed to [??] for the buildings of the university of North Carolina [??] at Fayetteville this 25th Decm 1793